In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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Of all things, Andrew Jackson's tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States!
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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Sales of the Guy Fawkes mask - used by protesters all over the world as a symbol of their fight against government corruption and corporate power - all go to Time Warner.
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In 2005, the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” and it was made of smoked reindeer.
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George W. Bush was also the head of the cheerleading team in his high school.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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